Bosiliack
Bosiliack is a small farming hamlet in the civil parish of Madron, Cornwall, UK. The hamlet is located between Madron and Morvah. The hamlet contains several places of interest including Bosiliack Barrow, a Neolithic burial chamber; Ding Dong Mine, one of the oldest mines in the UK; and Carfury Standing Stone.Photo: Hansjoerg Lipp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lanyon Quoit and Ding Dong mines.
Lanyon Quoit
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, and as a result the dolmen is now very different from its original appearance. Lanyon Quoit is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Bosiliack.
Ding Dong mines
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road and look over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west. Ding Dong mines is situated 1,600 feet north of Bosiliack.
Bosiliack Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site. Bosiliack Barrow is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Bosiliack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boskednan and Lanyon.
Boskednan
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boskednan is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Madron. The Boskednan stone circle, also called the Nine Maidens of Boskednan, is nearby.
Lanyon
Hamlet
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanyon is a hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to Morvah road. The nearest town is Penzance 4 miles to the south.
Carfury
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carfury is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Penwith approximately three miles northwest of Penzance. It is in the civil parish of Madron The 19th-century geologist Elizabeth Carne founded a school in Carfury.
Bosiliack
- Type: Farm
- Description: hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: hamlet and agriculture
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.14999° or 50° 9′ northLongitude
-5.59154° or 5° 35′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C2P4CX5+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 232481986OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardWikidata ID
Q55605804
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bosiliack from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Bosiliack” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bosiliack”
- Cornish: “Boshowlyek”
- Welsh: “Boshowlyek”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bosiliack”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chimney and Greenburrow Engine House (Ding Dong Mine).
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Boskednan Farm and Lalnyon Farm Cafe.
Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and Land’s End.
Curious Farms to Discover
Uncover intriguing farms from every corner of the globe.